S.H.A.P.E. Assessment Results

Thank you Johnathan Watkins for taking the SHAPE Assessment. We encourage you to meet with a Church Leader that you respect, to go over your results, so that they can help you discover a place to serve in the church and/or community, and also to help you fine-tune your 5 Main Focuses/Priorities listed at the bottom of this email under the ‘Wrapping it up’ section. May God Bless You!

[S]piritual Gifts

Here is how your spiritual gifts scored:

Administration

93%

Evangelism

87%

Exhortation/Encouragement

78%

Giving

56%

Mercy Showing

59%

Prophecy

87%

Pastoring/Shepherding

78%

Serving

53%

Teaching

96%

To see descriptions on the Spiritual Gifts and how you can use them to further Christ’s Kingdom on earth, visit this link.

#1 Gift, Teaching (96%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Because it is given to me by the Holy Spirit, and because I believe that transformation into the image of Jesus Christ in at least some part comes from renewing the mind.

#2 Gift, Administration (93%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Because I am results oriented and results require planning and organization. Long-term success cannot be sustained by “winging it.”

#3 Gift, Evangelism (87%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I don’t have a gift for evangelism and I don’t feel called as an evangelist. I share my faith because I am not afraid to, but I am not good at this.

[H]eart

Three things I love to do that bring joy and fulfillment in my life:

1. Study and teach the word of God

2. Be creative: ie, painting, furniture making, and other visual arts

3. My wife, children, and family.

Who I love to work with most, and the age or type of people:

Anyone who is hungry for the truth

Church issues, ministries, or possible needs that excite or concern me the most:

*Mark the Top 3 from the list, that Trigger a Passion in You

Spiritual laziness
Policy/politics
Other – racial / gender issues

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

grad student

Other jobs I have experience in:

sales

Special talents/skills that I have:

I am an effective communicator and I am able to “read between the lines” and analyze situations

I have taught a class or seminar on:

sales training

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

Is my intelligence and creativity.

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

50-50 High/Low Risk

Challenger

50-50 People/Project Driven

Leader

Team

Variety

1. 3 Likes Control	4 Enthusiastic	1 Sensitive	2 Reserved
2. 4 Firm	3 Energetic	1 Non-Demanding	2 Practical
3. 4 Likes Challenge	3 Promoter	1 Enjoys Routine	2 Factual
4. 4 Problem Solver	3 Mixes Easily	2 Relational	1 Perfectionistic
5. 3 Bold	2 Fun-Loving	4 Thoughtful	1 Detailed
6. 4 Goal Driven	3 Optimistic	1 Patient	2 Inquisitive
7. 4 Strong Willed	1 Motivator	2 Good Listener	3 Accurate
8. 4 Takes Charge	2 Very Verbal	3 Loyal	1 Predictable
9. 4 Determined	1 Popular	2 Dislikes Change	3 Orderly
10. 3 Competitive	1 Group Oriented	2 Sympathetic	4 Analytical
11. 4 Purposeful	3 Inspirational	1 Nurturing	2 Precise
12. 4 Action Oriented	3 Likes Change	2 Peace Maker	1 Scheduled
45 Total	29 Total	22 Total	24 Total

Your Primary was ‘The Lion’, with your Secondary coming in as ‘The Otter’, and here are the descriptions of your Personalities, and how they can be used for God

Lion- This personality likes to lead. The lion is good at making decisions and is very goal-oriented. They enjoy challenges, difficult assignments, and opportunity for advancement. Because lions are thinking of the goal, they can step on people to reach it. Lions can be very aggressive and competitive. Lions must learn not to be too bossy or to take charge in other’s affairs.

Strength: Goal-oriented, strong, direct
Weakness: Argumentative, too dictatorial
Limitation: Doesn’t understand that directness can hurt others, hard time expressing grace

Otter- Otters are very social creature. Otter personalities love people. They enjoys being popular and influencing and motivating others. Otter can sometimes be hurt when people do not like them. Otter personalities usually have lots of friends, but not deep relationships. They love to goof-off. (They are notorious for messy rooms.) Otters like to hurry and finish jobs. (Jobs are not often done well.) The otter personality is like Tigger in Winnie The Pooh.

Strength: People person, open, positive
Weakness: Talks too much, too permissive
Limitation: Remembering past commitments, follow through with discipline

[E]xperience

My brief testimony of how I became a Christian

I grew up in the church and left my faith in college. At 31 I had a dream that convinced me that God was real and I got saved a few weeks later listening to RC Sproul teach on the doctrines of grace.

Ministry Experience (Where I have served in the past, if applicable, including ChurchName, City/State, Position, Years Involved):

TCF

List 3 Positive experiences from the past that made a big impact on who you are today:

Getting Married and having children

Going back to finish my degree and moving on to grad school

being in a discipleship community of men who study the word together

List 3 Negative Experiences from your past that have helped to Shape me, but also have given you great compassion for others going through similar circumstances:

Losing three family members in less than a year

Church controversies

Financial difficulties after leaving the car business

Wrapping It Up

The Challenge: Based upon your S.H.A.P.E. Assessment above (the way God wired you), If you knew you couldn’t fail … and ‘lack of money, or time’ was not an obstacle… list your Top 3 Things you would ‘Focus’ your Life on, next to #1 Loving God & #2 Loving Your Neighbor (these would be your ‘3 God-Sized Dreams’ for your life)?

1. My Relationship with GOD

2. My Relationship with Others

Putting Your Spouse First
Your Kids Second
Everyone Else After those

3. I would complete a PhD.

4. I would go into full time ministry

5. I would write a book